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TORONTO — One person is dead and two others are injured after an overnight shooting in downtown Toronto. Police say officers responded to the area of Queen Street West and Portland Street at 2:36 a.m. after reports of a shooting.

OTTAWA — Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has found.

OTTAWA — Canada's federal government has used artificial intelligence in nearly 300 projects and initiatives, new research has found — including to help predict the outcome of tax cases, sort temporary visa applications and promote diversity in hirin

VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes doesn't think his Vancouver Canucks should have had to rally in the third period Wednesday night. The team shouldn't have fallen two goals behind the Arizona Coyotes in the first place, he said.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers plotted the correct course even without their captain on Wednesday.

TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. — Two people are dead after a reported shooting in a northern B.C. First Nation.

TORONTO — Summer McIntosh posted the world's fastest 200-metre freestyle time of the year Wednesday at the Canadian Swimming Open. McIntosh, one of Canada's biggest medal hopes for this summer's Paris Olympics, swam to first place in one minute 54.

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area's First Nation chief.

TORONTO — Rachel Homan's Ottawa rink continued its run of exceptional play Wednesday with a 7-1 win over Sweden's Anna Hasselborg at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship.

Shawn Lemon is going out on top. The veteran defensive lineman announced his CFL retirement Wednesday.